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Directors
Frank Neukomm, Chairman and CEO
Frank Neukomm has an extensive background in finance, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and marketing. He has served as a senior executive of brokerage and M & A companies, software companies and telecom companies. He has been instrumental in purchasing or starting companies in industries as diverse as insurance, consumer retail goods, industrial services and wireless telecommunications. He has arranged financing for and served as a director of several public companies.
Robert C. Farr, President and COO
Robert C. Farr brings a 34 year diversified business background in operations leadership replete with examples of improved productivity and increased profits. Broad experience with several Fortune 500 Companies includes successes in marketing, customer relations, administration, finance, operations, new products and worldwide vendor selection/purchasing. Recent experience includes securing and structuring funding for both public and private companies including debt and equity as well as international funding through US Ex-Im Bank. Mr. Farr has a BS in Finance from Mississippi State University and was a Naval Officer in the Vietnam conflict.
Robert J. Wilson, Director & Audit Committee Chairman
Robert Wilson, a Forte Group partner, has joined the company's Board of Directors, effective July 25, 2005. Mr. Wilson brings more than 20 years of industry experience, public accounting, and consulting to the Board. He heads ARSC's Audit Committee.
Mr. Wilson is a graduate of the Houston Baptist University, with additional studies at Georgetown University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, member of the NASD Board of Arbitrators and has the following Securities Licenses: Series 7, Series 63, Series 24, Series 27, Series 53. He also serves on the Board of, and as Audit Chairman for, American Enterprise Development Corporation, Board Member of Midas Trade.com and a Consulting Associate with The Professional Directors Institute.
James R. Twedt, Chairman, President and CEO of Hydra Fuel Cell Corp.
Mr. Twedt is a CPA with over forty years of public and private company accounting and management experience. He has been the President and CEO of Hydra Fuel Cell Corp. since inception and has led the subsidiary from startup to production in less than twelve months. He previously served as CFO of Computer Automation Systems, Inc., a predecessor enterprise to American Security Resources Corp.
Alvie T. Merrill, Independent Director
Mr. Merrill is Chairman of Merrill-Zurich Inc., a diversified real estate management and consulting firm. Mr. Merrill is also President of A. T. Merrill Business Consulting which has advised over 200 public and private companies since 1980. Mr. Merrill has extensive public company experience from his consulting activities and is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations in hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas. |